Connect the Dots Privacy Policy

Project: Reimagining St Brigid’s

Connect the Dots uses a proprietary data-driven, co-creation process to strategically design and deliver customised events, consultation processes, workshops and the like. To do this, Connect the Dots gathers and analyses insights from participants in order to design and tailor the event, next step in a consultation process, or workshop to make it as engaging and meaningful - and impactful as possible.

This policy is meant to help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it, and what we do with it. This is important; we hope you will take time to read this carefully. As you experience our services, we want you to be clear how we’re using information and the ways in which you can protect your privacy.

In this case, this privacy policy relates to the gathering of insights from the public survey, which is an initial step in mapping and identifying the next steps of the exploratory process for towards the potential reimagining of St Brigid’s Hospital in Ballinasloe.

1.0 Information we collect:We collect information and insights before, during, and after a consultation process to provide a better experience and results for all of our users and client - from data about your background and interest in the project - in this case, your participation will feed into an exploratory process and idea-generating exercise with the view to actionable next steps taken by the MInister Denis Naughten.

2.0 Information you give us

-We asked you to answer a number of key questions as part of this process - around your current use of various assets in Ballinasloe, your perspective and priorities for the development of the area, what you feel might be missing in the area, and what you would like to see happen at St Brigid’s.

-Depending on if you gave your consent in the survey, we also have personal information of your email address which we will keep confidential and will only be potentially used to invite you to participate in next steps of the process

-The information which you share today will be used to form an overall report and next steps for the reimagination of St Brigid’s and will not be attributed to individual people.

-Regarding Information we get from your use of our services, we will ask for your explicit consent in terms of sharing it with any third parties; if you do not give your consent, we do not share your information.

3.0 How we use information we collect:

We use the information we collect from you as part of our exploratory process to allow you to have your say in a public matter.

We use the information you share in a variety of ways, depending on the project and its strategic purpose - from collating the data into a report to impact policy, to analysing insights about attendees to help companies with recruitment, sales, or communications strategies to providing information to attendees and a way to stay connected.

In this case the data will be used as a first initial step in understanding the sentiment and needs that the people that work, live and visit Ballinasloe identify as a top priority - and feed that into the next steps towards the potential reimagining of St Brigid’s.

We use Google Docs and Google Sheets as well as Microsoft excel to store your data. We have all google documents and Microsoft Excel’s that hold any personal data password protected. Once we have used the information you give us to form the next step of the exploratory process, we will anonymise it before any further processing takes place.

4.0 How you can find out which information we hold about you

At your request, we can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed. If we hold personal data about you, you can request the following information:

The purpose of the processing as well as the legal basis for processing.

The categories of personal information collected, stored and processed.

How long the personal information will be stored.

Details of your rights to correct, erase, restrict or object to such processing.

Information about your right to withdraw consent at any time.

How to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.

The source of personal information if it was not collected directly from you.

We require the following forms of ID before carrying out your request:

Welcome to the Connect the Dots 'Event Co-Creation Tool' (you're the first to test this beta version!)

This is your chance to shape the event - and help us to ensure that the content and format is as valuable to you as possible. The data collected will be used solely by Connect the Dots for the design of the Catalyst event series bringing social impact projects together - sponsored by Community Finance Ireland and supported by SEDco, Social Enterprise Network, Social Innovation Fund, Ashoka and Social Entrepreneurs Ireland.